Chapter 482： Packaging is important

The war continues, and Franz has prepared a plan for the development of post-war Africa. At this step, the British-British War has evolved into a confrontation between Britain and Austria.

South Africa's battlefield is only one part of the changing international situation. Now that the world is being divided up, it is very difficult for everyone to continue to exercise restraint.

It is conceivable that colonial conflicts will continue in the future. This South African war is just a warm-up match, it can be considered as a new way to resolve international conflicts.

Weak meat and strong food will be the theme of this world, and competition among the powers is becoming increasingly fierce. The strong get more cakes and become more powerful; the weak get squeezed and their living space is further compressed.

South Africa, West Victoria.

The endless heavy carts raised the billowing gray balls, as if covering everything. The car creaked forward, winding dozens of miles on the temporarily opened road.

Bathed in the morning light, thrown on the quilt on the carriage, flashing red light; rakes, shovel, small wooden barrels are upright, like a sentry ...

There are busy people in the distance, clearing obstacles on the road. In this era, South Africa was vast and sparsely populated. There were only a few indigenous tribes along the way, and road traffic was almost no.

Now they are on the same path as the British used to attack the Boer Republic, and have been damaged in many places along the way.

Infantry marches, these difficulties can be overcome, the heavy convoy will not work, and the access road must be repaired first.

The original artillery fodder has now transformed into an engineering soldier, struggling for good. From time to time, there are supervisors waving their whip, urging, wanting to speed up.

Viscount Fickney, who followed the army, looked at the time and asked, "How long will it take for the heavy convoy to arrive?"

As with most wars, the "Bur Republic Army" is now waiting. There is no way to go deeper into the enemy's borders, it must be the way for the large troops, and the heavy convoys follow closely behind.

As the front rushed too fast, the logistics gradually failed to keep up.

It was originally planned to transport supplies through the river. Unfortunately, it is now a winter dry etiquette. In addition, the British destroyed the river during the retreat, making water transport a dream.

The greatest enemy of this war is time. Viscount Fickney has arrived in Worcester with his troops, not far from Cape Town, and can leave the city for up to two days.

Now that the war has progressed, the British have abandoned their lines of defense along the way to focus on the Cape Town defence.

Cape Town is now heavily populated, and British reinforcements are still coming. If the war cannot be ended during the year, it means that this battle plan is bankrupt.

The advantage of sea power is such a bull. John Niu relies on sea transportation to supply supplies, and the supplies are not a problem at all.

However, Austria has to rely on carriages and ox carts to transport supplies, and it is extremely limited to be able to invest in this offensive and defensive battle.

If you can't make a time difference, end the war before the British main forces are assembled, and the offensive and defensive forces will be transposed.

"The first batch of supplies will arrive tomorrow night; the second batch of supplies is expected to arrive in a week."

The answer was a young military officer, about 20 years old, with a strong voice, and wearing a military uniform seemed extraordinarily spiritual, as if tailored for him.

After thinking it over in his mind, Viscount Fickney ordered: "Have the logistics department urged again to get the goods over as soon as possible at all costs.

Order the Second Corps of Engineers to clear the rivers along the way as soon as possible. Allowing them to recruit indigenous labor on-site, they must complete the task in this dry season! "

Viscount Fickney is no longer a sophomore. It is tempting to capture Cape Town, but the battle is not easy to fight.

He would not have launched this winter offensive unless the previous war had destroyed the morale of the British.

Now the British are concentrating their forces around Cape Town. On this area of ​​more than 1,000 square kilometers, there are more than 85,000 troops.

Most of them were white troops, and the cannon fodder forces were basically exhausted in the previous battles, and there was no time to replenish them.

In this respect, Governor Delphi is qualified. Although the city was lost, the main force was kept.

This was not a good thing for Viscount Fickney. The enemy on the opposite side was the old You Tiao, who didn't slip away, and he didn't fight against him at all.

The first winner in the war is not the winner, and the last winner is the real winner. In order not to be overturned by the British, Viscount Fickney is also preparing for remedial measures.

Dredging the river is one of them, as long as logistics is guaranteed. Even if the British won the Cape Town Defence War, they would at best keep the Cape of Good Hope.

Want to counterattack back, first expand the British Army two or three times! Otherwise, the pocket army is not enough to fill this pit.

"Yes, Lord Commander."

As soon as the voice fell, a young military officer got up, walked tens of meters away, and picked up the phone to convey the order.

That's right, the phone is already in the army. Like many countries, the most advanced technology is usually applied in the army before it appears in civilians.

Because of the war, the phone was brought into the army of the "Bur Republic." It's just that the time is too short to be used as a short-distance information transmission tool, and telegrams are still used at long distances.

Contact within the headquarters has now been replaced by telephone. Originally, it was necessary to call the commander, but now they are notified directly by phone.

After the "Didi Didi Di ..." voice, the logistics department's phone was connected, the young officer quickly transmitted the order, and then connected to the engineering headquarters ...

After a short pause, an Army staff officer proposed: "Hi Commander, this time offensive and defensive battles in Cape Town are not easy. In order to reduce losses, I recommend recruiting as many cannon fodder troops as possible.

If the attack is blocked, fill it directly with human life. We can also learn from the Russian experience in attacking St. Petersburg. "

This is not the best way, but it is the most effective way. The heavy artillery Vienna government has long been ready and is already in transit.

While using heavy artillery to siege the city, it is naturally indispensable to fill it with human lives. Don't look at everyone wearing the vest of the "Bur Republic" army, in fact it is still the Austrian army.

It is certainly impossible to fill up these troops. Moreover, their number is not enough. Even now, there are only more than 40,000 people.

Fortunately, the British army on the opposite side was not much better. It seems that there are many people. In fact, the number of regular troops is only 20,000 or 30,000.

The rest are either young and recruited on a temporary basis, or colonial forces from all over the place. The situation is very serious.

Coupled with the defeat in the early stages, successive defeats left the army with no morale, and they were beaten by Austria.

Without any hesitation, Viscount Fickney issued an order: "The third division was ordered to go out to recruit soldiers, and recruit all the tribes who were within their sight to be young, and the offenders would be killed. Remember to collect a part of the food and reduce it as much as possible. Logistics pressure. "

Ruthless, this is a must for a colonizer. Viscount Fickney didn't care what the consequences of the order would be, as long as he could win the war.

...

Cape Town is a heart-warming city. Governor Delphi's many speeches encouraged morale, but in the past record, his words were not convincing.

The army of the "200,000" Boer Republic is about to step down. How can the people in the city not panic, and the rich have left by boat.

Those who have no money are also planning to drag their homes and take refuge in the Cape of Good Hope area. Although the two places are not far apart, Cape Town's loss of Cape of Good Hope is also difficult to guarantee.

But it's always better to stay away from the enemy, at least to ensure temporary safety.

The Pringles were also among the people who avoided the disaster. Because the family couldn't afford the carriage, they could only push the unicycle forward by manpower.

On the way to escape, there are many more such families. With few belongings, fled from Cape Town to Cape of Good Hope.

"Plinger, you're called, hurry up and report to our troops!"

A familiar voice sounded, and Pringer fell to hell. It was this voice that put his three sons on the battlefield, and now his life and death are unknown.

Pringer hurriedly explained, "Dear Sergeant Amble, I am 48 years old, and I have already passed the age of service.

All sons have entered the military service, and now he can no longer go. What if the pillars of the family are gone, what about the three young grandsons?

In this era, women's salaries are much lower than men's, and it is difficult for them to feed their children.

Sergeant Amble sighed, depressed a trace of conscience in her heart, and scolded sharply, "200,000 enemy troops are under pressure, the Cape Town crisis.

In order to defend Cape Town, the Government House has just issued a new decree extending the service life to 55 years.

If you don't want to go into service, you pay £ 50 for immunity. If you do n’t have money, you do n’t need to talk nonsense. It ’s no use talking to me. "

This is obviously not the order of Governor Delphi, as a qualified politician, he could not give such a disgusting order.

People of this age are getting old fast, and when they are too old, they are difficult to play on the battlefield. The order of the Governor's Office is only for young people aged 18 to 40, and has no interest in the elderly.

It is just that the following officials have changed the rules in order to collect money, and the rich have spent money to escape military service, and this gap needs to be filled.

If he could not afford the money, he could only be forced into the army. This is also his bad luck. If he runs fast enough, he may escape.

In this troubled year, there is no other unlucky man on top of Pringe. In short, it is enough to make up enough people, and it is not important who the person is.

"200,000" is what the Viscount Fickney claimed to be, and the Boer Republic, which has a population of less than 200,000.

Anyway, Governor Delphi vowed a pledge of assurance that there would be 200,000 enemies. That's right, the Boers defeated them by relying on many people. This is absolutely beyond doubt.

The telegram to the London government said so, and the Cape Colony was no exception. As long as he doesn't want to be a scapegoat for the defeat of this war, he must make this number real.

The British people are not intolerant of failure, and once the enemy is strong, we are forgiven for occasional failures.

This depends on publicity. Governor Delphi is obviously good at self-packaging. The responsibility for the failure of the war has been pushed to seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.

Otherwise, the London government has long since replaced, and no one can tolerate a governor who keeps failing. Especially a governor who was restless and provoked war.

Middle-aged officers reported: "Governor, the new round of recruitment has been completed, this time a total of 8,000 recruits."

Governor Delphi nodded his head and said sympathetically, "Very well, you are doing very well. It just hurts the people of Cape Town, this time they need to make sacrifices for the Empire."

At this moment, Governor Delphi does not look like a treacherous politician, but rather wants to be a goddess of compassion.

An official immediately cooperated: "There is also no way. The enemy is fierce. Once Cape Town falls behind, no one can escape.

Now the people are enlisted to protect their families from the suffering of war.

Your Excellency, do n’t be too sad. The sacrifice of the people is worth it. I believe everyone will understand your hard work. "

Governor Delphi, who was like the emperor, shook his head and said, "The public's opinion on me is not important. It's all for the empire.

As long as I can keep Cape Town, I won't frown, even if I die now.

I have decided to co-exist with Cape Town. This is a good testament I have written. If you are unfortunately killed in the battlefield, I will bother you to give it to my family. "

The scene was sensational and everyone was moved. But this is only on the surface, and everyone knows that once Cape Town falls, Governor Delphi, who provoked the war, is finished.

When you return to London alive, you must go to a military court. He will spend the rest of his life in prison, and his family will not be able to lift his head.

The best option is to die on the battlefield, then the situation changes instantly. Even for political propaganda, the London government will turn him into a "tragedy hero."

In these circumstances, Governor Delphi was very clear, and even knew that even if Cape Town was kept, he would not have good fruit.

In order to alleviate his responsibilities, he now has to perform this painful drama and mold himself into a "hero."

If you like the Holy Roman Empire, please collect it: (www.novelhall.com) The Holy Roman Empire has the fastest literature update.